Tush Push vote failed. Still a thing

[Doc Brown]

13 hours ago, wjag said:

I really don't get McD's vote to ban it.   Buffalo clearly used it to great effect.  Let's vote to take away a high percentage play to get first downs and TDs.  👀

You never know what goes on behind the scenes.  Goodell could've promised him no Holiday games if he leads the charge to get this eyesore banned because horrible TV means less eyes in the long run.

 

If you want to go the non cynical route, McDermott saw what happened in the NFC Championship and the Redskins keep trying to jump the count at the one yard line.  It looked like an eye sore and you can see the potential for injury there with them trying to leap over lineman before the ball is even snapped.  They could've easily went helmet to helmet with Hurts.  The NFL has always been a reactive league so he's basically worried that if they don't ban it here will be a catastrophic injury on the play down the road.  That's what it seemed like to me based on how he's answered the questions at the last owners meaning.  Even though we benefit from the tush push.

[wjag]

42 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

You never know what goes on behind the scenes.  Goodell could've promised him no Holiday games if he leads the charge to get this eyesore banned because horrible TV means less eyes in the long run.

 

If you want to go the non cynical route, McDermott saw what happened in the NFC Championship and the Redskins keep trying to jump the count at the one yard line.  It looked like an eye sore and you can see the potential for injury there with them trying to leap over lineman before the ball is even snapped.  They could've easily went helmet to helmet with Hurts.  The NFL has always been a reactive league so he's basically worried that if they don't ban it here will be a catastrophic injury on the play down the road.  That's what it seemed like to me based on how he's answered the questions at the last owners meaning.  Even though we benefit from the tush push.

 

So if he was so dead set against it on the grounds of player safety, the Bills won't use it this year?  To use it would seem hypocritical if the argument was player safety.

[NyQuil]

LOL at Miami and New England.

 

Hope we score two TDs via rush push in each game against them.

[Bill from NYC]

It works so well foir the Eagles because:

 

1) Although he doesn't look that much the part, Jalen Hurts is a monster in the weight room. He is super strong and is very tough to stop.

 

2) Watch the replays and look at that offensive line. They are crushing defenders. Defense are smaller these day because it is more of a passing league. I have seen Landon Dickerson push defenders three yards or more into the endzone. I could have scored a TD on some of those plays. OK I would be in either the hospital or morgue upon completion but you get my point.

 

I think it is good for the game. If other teams want to do this, nothing is stopping them from concentrating more on blockers on draft day.Barkley is great, but he didn't get those yards on his own. He had a great, physical OL in front of him. 

 

If the Bills were utilizing this play as well as the Eagles the fans cheering would be deafening, and I would be leading the chorus.

 

Jmo.

[mannc]

It’s a rugby play that has no place in football.  Get rid of it.

[Chandler#81]

11 hours ago, Old Coot said:

It's a Rugby scrum minus the hookers.

What's up with this? Your thoughts?

No Hookers? Not interested!